Broncos Ride Past Green Wave for Paradise Jam Harbor Division Title

Friday, November 28

St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands

1 p.m.

Boise State

7-1,0-0Mountain West

Tulane

3-4,0-0American

Tulane

Boise St.

Broncos Ride Past Green Wave for Paradise Jam Harbor Division Title

11/28/2025 5:16:00 PM | Women's Basketball

Box Score

ST. THOMAS, U.S. Virgin Islands – Four Boise State seniors scored in double figures and Boise State held off Tulane 81-76 at the University of the Virgin Islands, Friday.

With the victory, the Broncos (7-1) captured the inaugural Harbor Division of the prestigious Paradise Jam.

Dani Bayes led Boise State with 20 points and was named all-tournament. Tatum Thompson added 19 points and was named tournament MVP. Natalie Pasco and Mya Hansen also reached double figures with 15 and 10 points, respectively.

The Broncos trailed 14-9 before outscoring the Green Wave (3-4) 10-2 over the final 5:03 of the first quarter to take a 19-16 lead. The Boise State bench contributed six points during the run, including four by Mason Borcherding.

Boise State scored the first-seven points of the second quarter to extend its run to 17-2 and its lead to 26-16. The Broncos outscored the Green Wave 17-7 in the period, led by Thompson's seven points, and led 36-23 at intermission.

In the third quarter, the teams combined for 52 points. The Broncos shot 52.9% from the field and knocked down five 3-pointers. Boise State led 65-46, its biggest lead in the game, heading into the fourth quarter.

Tulane used a 7-0 run to close within 70-60 at the 4:17 mark, but Bayes found Thompson for a conventional 3-point play to push the advantage back to 13.

The lead remained in double figures until Tulane hit back-to-back 3-pointers to close the gap to 77-73 with just under a minute remaining. Boise State the closed out the game by converting 4-of-6 free throw attempts.

Top Broncos

Dani Bayes scored a team-high 20 points and added eight rebounds.
Tatum Thompson registered 19 points.
Natalie Pasco tallied 15 points.

Quotable
"I am really happy for our team. They competed hard today against a really athletic Tulane team. It's exciting to win a championship." -Boise State Women's Basketball Head Coach Gordy Presnell

Notables

Boise State played its first game against an American Conference opponent.
The Broncos' senior class has defeated at least one team in 12 different conferences.
Boise State won back-to-back nonconference games on consecutive days for the first time since Nov. 24-25, 2018 when it defeated Idaho and Northern Iowa in Long Beach, California.

What's Next
Boise State hosts Cal Baptist, Saturday, Dec. 6 at 1 p.m.